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underpants

(182,806 posts)
Mon Feb 11, 2019, 07:07 AM Feb 2019

Fox & Friends host hasn't washed hands in 10years: 'Germs are not a real thing -- I can't see them"

Well, God help him.

https://www.rawstory.com/2019/02/fox-friends-host-says-hasnt-washed-hands-10-years-germs-not-real-thing-cant-see/



Fox News host Pete Hegseth explained on Sunday that he doesn’t wash his hands because “germs are not a real thing.”

Following a commercial break, Fox & Friends co-host Jedediah Bila revealed that Hegseth had been munching on day-old pizza that was left on the set.

“Pizza Hut lasts for a long time,” Hegseth replied, defending himself. “My 2019 resolution is to say things on air that I say off air. I don’t think I’ve washed my hands for 10 years. Really, I don’t really wash my hands ever.”

“I inoculate myself,” he continued. “Germs are not a real thing. I can’t see them. Therefore, they’re not real.”

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Fox & Friends host hasn't washed hands in 10years: 'Germs are not a real thing -- I can't see them" (Original Post) underpants Feb 2019 OP
so I guess the wind doesn't exist either dsc Feb 2019 #1
That guy was being considered to head the V. A. at one point underpants Feb 2019 #3
Hope that filthy fool never cooks for anyone, even himself. brush Feb 2019 #56
Just pathetic and out right nasty! imanamerican63 Feb 2019 #2
Just imagine where those hands have been. democratisphere Feb 2019 #4
That explains a lot liberal N proud Feb 2019 #5
So, he never showers? BlueTsunami2018 Feb 2019 #6
Exactly Meowmee Feb 2019 #10
They have to be trolling us at this point... Volaris Feb 2019 #7
That's the dumbest thing I've heard in a long time. Luciferous Feb 2019 #8
Good grief! I thought for sure this montana_hazeleyes Feb 2019 #9
"Here, smell my fingers!" this is a joke. JDC Feb 2019 #11
I would refuse to shake hands with him, ever. Arkansas Granny Feb 2019 #12
No kidding underpants Feb 2019 #21
Stupid comments on Fox and Friends? HopeAgain Feb 2019 #13
Further down the road to Idiocracy. Celerity Feb 2019 #14
Proving the filthy dirty GOP will do anything to help raise health insurance rates Deb Feb 2019 #15
What a pig still_one Feb 2019 #16
Quick! moosewhisperer Feb 2019 #17
Typical Republican... BlueJac Feb 2019 #18
You can't see air so he should stop breathing nuxvomica Feb 2019 #19
lol things you always suspected about fox but were too afraid to ask Mr. Sparkle Feb 2019 #20
Oh my God. ck4829 Feb 2019 #22
Let's report him as a bio weapon. Fuzzpope Feb 2019 #23
Yuck! Whatta filthy gross pig! nt procon Feb 2019 #24
It's not just stupid, watoos Feb 2019 #25
how's he feel about "God"? onethatcares Feb 2019 #26
Christ, even my cat cleans herself. CaptYossarian Feb 2019 #27
+1. Good one. That certainly speaks to Hegseth's intelligence. yonder Feb 2019 #67
Proving your cat is more intelligent than the average talking head mouth drooling Trumpist idiot workinclasszero Feb 2019 #70
When he gets a staph infection.. Scoopster Feb 2019 #28
Why am I not surprised? Bet this guy's a real "chick magnet." LOL. Vinca Feb 2019 #29
On a different note spinbaby Feb 2019 #30
Same for air, gravity, right Jedediah? Mc Mike Feb 2019 #31
How does he wash himself without using his hands ... marble falls Feb 2019 #32
If germs aren't real, then with what are you innoculating yourself? GoCubsGo Feb 2019 #33
tЯump is terrified of germs crazytown Feb 2019 #34
Hegseth was considered to head the VA riverwalker Feb 2019 #35
Yep. underpants Feb 2019 #65
republicans are unclean. Eww. Comes from their treasonous "values" Achilleaze Feb 2019 #36
He is an atheist then? Perseus Feb 2019 #37
He is right there are no such things as germs. Botany Feb 2019 #38
I saw that last night. Reading the comments just now I had to watch the video. rusty quoin Feb 2019 #39
You know I didn't watch the video underpants Feb 2019 #64
Just watched it. Don't think he was joking. underpants Feb 2019 #73
Put this guy in constant contact with notorious germophobe trump. ASAP. (nt) Paladin Feb 2019 #40
Not merely deplorable but unsanitary? randr Feb 2019 #41
As my grandmother would say, "Bless his Heart" Ferrets are Cool Feb 2019 #42
He must be one of those pasty fuckers who have never done LuckyCharms Feb 2019 #43
That's what I was thinking. backtoblue Feb 2019 #47
Awww, and if you close your eyes, we cant see you either!! donkeypoofed Feb 2019 #44
Science a la Fox... IluvPitties Feb 2019 #45
Hey, I agree with the guy... griloco Feb 2019 #46
Too bad, I can't see fox and friends but sadly they are still real.... getagrip_already Feb 2019 #48
But they are everywhere! Just ask Mr. Burns! Initech Feb 2019 #49
I suspect that if I had tried something similar at the onset of puberty.... jcmaine72 Feb 2019 #50
He is not that stupid, he thinks his viewers are though. Thomas Hurt Feb 2019 #51
Fox people don't believe in science. The end. Shell_Seas Feb 2019 #52
The sh_t he has touched stays with him. UCmeNdc Feb 2019 #53
Just Plain.... LovingA2andMI Feb 2019 #54
And that's how he aced his interview! DownFromTheMountain Feb 2019 #55
I Do Not Believe Him erpowers Feb 2019 #57
My take is that he's being subversive in a clumsy sort of way. harumph Feb 2019 #58
Must be loaded with fecal material. Historic NY Feb 2019 #59
He's probably a walking "Typhoid Mary" of hepatitis. Dave Starsky Feb 2019 #66
My Redd friend will explain... Historic NY Feb 2019 #75
Clean hands work well for me ecstatic Feb 2019 #60
Would not want to shake hands with any FOX host. Sneederbunk Feb 2019 #61
And yet he is a Christian. liberalmuse Feb 2019 #62
Cultivated Ignorance is Real dlk Feb 2019 #63
Don't shake hands with germophobe Trump then Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2019 #68
Air is fake too workinclasszero Feb 2019 #69
Coming up next! "You can save money by drinking from the toilet bowl" struggle4progress Feb 2019 #71
Ewwww! Just Ewwww! MineralMan Feb 2019 #72
Gross. demmiblue Feb 2019 #74
I'm FINE with that -- teaching fox viewers to not wash hands. Pobeka Feb 2019 #76
Right now Donnie is remembering that he shook this turd's hand when F&F visited the WH. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Feb 2019 #77

underpants

(182,806 posts)
3. That guy was being considered to head the V. A. at one point
Mon Feb 11, 2019, 07:16 AM
Feb 2019

Or at least he was said to be on the short list.

democratisphere

(17,235 posts)
4. Just imagine where those hands have been.
Mon Feb 11, 2019, 07:17 AM
Feb 2019

I'd step 10 feet away from that germ and bacteria infested incubator. fox propaganda network only hires the fair and balanced, best and brightest.
And then he admits this on national TV.
Unbelievable.

BlueTsunami2018

(3,492 posts)
6. So, he never showers?
Mon Feb 11, 2019, 07:22 AM
Feb 2019

Or does he wrap his hands in plastic when doing so?

This is stupidity on a massive level. It can’t possibly be real.

Volaris

(10,271 posts)
7. They have to be trolling us at this point...
Mon Feb 11, 2019, 07:23 AM
Feb 2019

If germs aren't real, wtf are you inoculating yourself against?

It's either that, or they're trying to corner the market on the anti-vaxxers, I guess?

It must suck to know that your job depends entirely on your ability to create new idiots everyday you go to work...

HopeAgain

(4,407 posts)
13. Stupid comments on Fox and Friends?
Mon Feb 11, 2019, 07:45 AM
Feb 2019

That's not news...real news would be if they said something intelligent.

Deb

(3,742 posts)
15. Proving the filthy dirty GOP will do anything to help raise health insurance rates
Mon Feb 11, 2019, 07:48 AM
Feb 2019

including killing off the weakest of their base.

nuxvomica

(12,425 posts)
19. You can't see air so he should stop breathing
Mon Feb 11, 2019, 07:56 AM
Feb 2019

And you can't see nothing coming out those wall sockets either.

Mr. Sparkle

(2,932 posts)
20. lol things you always suspected about fox but were too afraid to ask
Mon Feb 11, 2019, 07:57 AM
Feb 2019

I hear he is very close to trump among the fox crew. That explains a lot.

 

watoos

(7,142 posts)
25. It's not just stupid,
Mon Feb 11, 2019, 08:24 AM
Feb 2019

it's dangerous. There are a lot of people who watch Fox who actually believe their spiel. I make it a point to wash my hands more often in the winter when colds are more prevalent.

If he inoculates himself it's from intelligence.

 

workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)
70. Proving your cat is more intelligent than the average talking head mouth drooling Trumpist idiot
Mon Feb 11, 2019, 12:32 PM
Feb 2019

on Faux noise!

GoCubsGo

(32,084 posts)
33. If germs aren't real, then with what are you innoculating yourself?
Mon Feb 11, 2019, 08:50 AM
Feb 2019

That being said, he's full of shit about not washing his hands. If he did, they'd still be coated with all the poo he flings every day.

 

Perseus

(4,341 posts)
37. He is an atheist then?
Mon Feb 11, 2019, 09:15 AM
Feb 2019

Although right-wing nuts have a tendency to talk to god. I know its out of lunacy, but...

Botany

(70,508 posts)
38. He is right there are no such things as germs.
Mon Feb 11, 2019, 09:27 AM
Feb 2019

Fungi, viruses, bacteria, prions, amoebas, and many other microscopic critters are all
over the place but we really do not have any "germs."

 

rusty quoin

(6,133 posts)
39. I saw that last night. Reading the comments just now I had to watch the video.
Mon Feb 11, 2019, 09:31 AM
Feb 2019

It’s obvious he was joking.

randr

(12,412 posts)
41. Not merely deplorable but unsanitary?
Mon Feb 11, 2019, 09:31 AM
Feb 2019

I am going to guess he is not married and has never had a relationship.

LuckyCharms

(17,440 posts)
43. He must be one of those pasty fuckers who have never done
Mon Feb 11, 2019, 09:50 AM
Feb 2019

an ounce of work in their entire life. Ignoring the "germ" issue for a moment, I couldn't get away with not washing my hands several times a day, because they get filthy.

So he doesn't even wash his hands after using the bathroom? What a charmer. He has to be joking.

backtoblue

(11,343 posts)
47. That's what I was thinking.
Mon Feb 11, 2019, 10:05 AM
Feb 2019

He must never do anything to get dirty.

Check his oil? Clean his toilet? Do any yardwork?


griloco

(832 posts)
46. Hey, I agree with the guy...
Mon Feb 11, 2019, 09:59 AM
Feb 2019

Intelligence can't be seen on Fox therefore this is no intelligence on Fox. Am I wrong?

jcmaine72

(1,773 posts)
50. I suspect that if I had tried something similar at the onset of puberty....
Mon Feb 11, 2019, 10:45 AM
Feb 2019

...I would have made a fist one day with my right hand wouldn't have been able to open it again.

For crying out loud! Wash those gargoyle claws, buddy. No one wants a palm-sized DNA sample from you on their shirt every time you decide to pat someone on the back.

55. And that's how he aced his interview!
Mon Feb 11, 2019, 10:51 AM
Feb 2019

Bound for Glory! But chances of oral sex for him nil now. Look at the look on her face.

erpowers

(9,350 posts)
57. I Do Not Believe Him
Mon Feb 11, 2019, 11:01 AM
Feb 2019

First, I doubt there is any way a person can go 10 years without washing their hands and eating on a daily basis. You do not have to wash your hands every five second, but at some point you are likely to do something that causes your hands to get dirty to the point where you have to clean them in order to be able to eat. For what he said to be true, in the last 10 years this man has not worked on his car, cleaned his home, or yard, ate any greasy or messy/liquid based food(s).

Second, I doubt a person, man or woman, can go 10 years without washing their hands and have hands that look that clean. That man's hands are too clean for someone who does not wash their hands. Just through regular living (doing things not considered dirty work) your hands will get dirty and will need to be washed just to look clean and presentable.

The only thing he can claim is that his hands get clean during his shower/bath process, but he does not consider that cleaning his hands. Therefore, he does not wash his hands and has not washed his hands in 10 years.

I think this just said that to get a rise out of the FOX News viewers. He and the other FOX News hosts probably believe/know that the FOX News viewers will believe everything that is said by the hosts. The hosts probably think saying things like they have not washed their hands in 10 years gives them credibility with their viewers.

harumph

(1,900 posts)
58. My take is that he's being subversive in a clumsy sort of way.
Mon Feb 11, 2019, 11:05 AM
Feb 2019

Maybe he secretly despises his viewers - he knows that fox pushes hogwash - and is
resigned to the fact he is a mediocre talent and fox is the best he can do professionally.
But hey, it pays the bills. Right?
He tips back a glass of pinot while the world burns. His excuse?
YOU MADE ME.

ecstatic

(32,704 posts)
60. Clean hands work well for me
Mon Feb 11, 2019, 11:11 AM
Feb 2019

I'm not OCD about it, but I wash or sanitize my hands in my car after leaving a store, when I get home, and before eating. Despite a crappy diet and little to no vitamin supplementation, I rarely catch colds or the flu, even when exposed to it.

Sometimes after being around a sick person or accidentally ingesting germs you get that feeling in your throat--which to me, indicates my body is actively fighting germs. For me, taking a prenatal vitamin the same night usually stops any further progression. YMMV. Lol.

 

workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)
69. Air is fake too
Mon Feb 11, 2019, 12:24 PM
Feb 2019

How moronic can the Trump cult get?

Imagine this guy exiting the bathroom after taking a big #2.

No need to wash hands cause he don't see anything...then he makes coffee for the office...

Pobeka

(4,999 posts)
76. I'm FINE with that -- teaching fox viewers to not wash hands.
Mon Feb 11, 2019, 07:20 PM
Feb 2019

Perhaps we can get them to visit a choleral infested cesspool and then have them all eat? If they die fast enough we won't have to pay for their medical care.

77. Right now Donnie is remembering that he shook this turd's hand when F&F visited the WH.
Mon Feb 11, 2019, 07:37 PM
Feb 2019

So is every guest who has visited the show.

This should make Purell stock price go up bigly.

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